So this week was
interesting. You know how we always thought I had bad acid...? well as
I've been taking the acid pills I've noticed that they have been hurting
my stomach after I take them. I thought that was weird since I really wasn't taking them that often. Well my 'acid' really acted up this week
and we had to stay two days in the flat due to the amount of pain I was
in just simply standing. Well, to cut a long story short I have not had acid
problems (maybe a bit but not that intense) It's been indigestion! It
was very very painful just like at home when I could hardly move. so I guess I get so stressed out and anxious that I
get constipated with indigestion... haha.... when I type it like that it makes me
giggle.... the boys have most definitely rubbed off on me. I find Elders
(not all of them) absolutely hilarious and I'm like laughing tears and
most of my companions just think their jokes are not that funny. They
don't joke about poop or anything like that though. they are more polite
;) Anyways! Yeah so indigestion. SO
it made more sense as to why the acid reducer was painful for my
stomach and why it didn't really work last time it got super bad and
also why it was only the DigestZen essential oils that helped, because
it helped me digest!
But
I got a wonderful blessing from the Elders on Saturday which had a lot
of things I needed to hear and remember. It's amazing the difference you
feel with the priesthood in your home. I couldn't do much walking so
they came to the flat (which was weird) but they just did it by the
doorway. It was a blessing of healing an it was truly remarkable.
Some
great events from this week though is that we taught a man named Ali
yesterday! Ali is super cool. First of all he is the first Muslim I have actually taught and second we met him last Sunday because he stopped us.
We had just ran into the branch president of Brae who was lost on his
way to the Bishops house that evening so after we helped them for a good
10min and started our walk to the flat Ali pulled over in his car and
said... hey you live here don't you? haha it was weird at first but he
explained that he lived there ( in verdemont which is a big flat complex
over 100 flats) and he went on to explain that he has always seen 2
girls walking around and that there was always something different about
them. We replied that it must be the skirts because we are
missionaries. He simply said that no, that wasn't it. there is something
different and good about us and he has always wondered what it was. It
was like there was a light in our eyes So he asked us to come by and
visit with him and his family the next week! May I just mention that we were fasting
that day for the opportunity to teach a family. That is definitely the
first time I have had some one say that to me! so that was a great
miracle. Unfortunately it's a bit tricky to teach Muslims due to some Muslim countries killing those who have converted to Christianity. Ali
says he isn't quite ready to convert but he will listen and read the Book
of Mormon so we will see.
St.
Patricks Day is SO cool here. They decorate and have a parade and
activities in the shopping center all day, but due to the recent
terrorism attacks they wanted us to stay away from it :C so we saw the
parade at a distance. We bought some green and white hair flowers to
celebrate and we got to go to the Bishops house for a proper Irish
dinner which was ham, cabbage and potatoes. St. Patrick's day is from
Ireland they celebrate the life and death of St. Patrick who supposedly
brought Christianity to Ireland because they were all druids and he
also-the legend says- cast out all the snakes from Ireland. There
literally are no snakes but we don't know if that's true. So actually
Scotland, being Scotland doesn't really celebrate St. Patricks day. it
was fun here anyway to see the decorations and to... hear the
festivities.
Love
Sister McBride
The Bishops home.
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